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Evaluating interprofessional learning: A complex process (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Pollard, K. (2016, June). Evaluating interprofessional learning: A complex process. Presented at Norwegian Interprofessional Education Network, Tromso, Norway

This was a keynote presentation, discussing the essential features of undertaking an evaluation of interprofessional learning, with reference to the multi-method evaluation of the interprofessional curriculum introduced in the Faculty of Health and S... Read More about Evaluating interprofessional learning: A complex process.

Amplification of risk in mental health risk assessment (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Deering, K. (2016, June). Amplification of risk in mental health risk assessment. Paper presented at Character and Virtues in the Professions: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Birmingham University

This presentation discusses how UK mental health nurses’ concern of experiencing moral indignation (e.g. outrage provoked by perceived unjust behaviours) may inadvertently increase bias in determining service users’ risk to self and others. Concern o... Read More about Amplification of risk in mental health risk assessment.

Understanding the physical and mental functioning of those with persistent and resolved Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to help inform treatment approaches (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McCabe, C., Llewellyn, A., Hibberd, Y., White, P., Davies, L., Marinus, J., …Moskovitz, P. A. (2016, May). Understanding the physical and mental functioning of those with persistent and resolved Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to help inform treatment approaches. Poster presented at British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Harrogate, UK

Background Pain is bio-psychosocial in nature. Recognising the inter-relationship of physical and psychological factors in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) has clinical implications for treating this often poorly understood chronic pain condit... Read More about Understanding the physical and mental functioning of those with persistent and resolved Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to help inform treatment approaches.

Understanding knowledge mobilization in clinical practice (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ronquillo, C. E. (2016, April). Understanding knowledge mobilization in clinical practice. Presented at UWE Nursing and Midwifery Department Forum, UWE Glenside Campus, Bristol, United Kingdom

This invited presentation was given at the UWE Nursing and Midwifery Faculty Forum with the theme of research. This presentation provides a brief summary of the current state of the literature on knowledge mobilisation, and provides examples of knowl... Read More about Understanding knowledge mobilization in clinical practice.

Social experiences of breastfeeding: Building bridges between research and policy: An ESRC-funded seminar series in the UK (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2016, March). Social experiences of breastfeeding: Building bridges between research and policy: An ESRC-funded seminar series in the UK. Paper presented at 11th Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Dr Sally Dowling (UWE), Dr Kate Boyer (Cardiff University) and Prof David Pontin (University of South Wales) are in receipt of funding from one of the major UK research funding councils, the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) to run series o... Read More about Social experiences of breastfeeding: Building bridges between research and policy: An ESRC-funded seminar series in the UK.

Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'betwixt and between', and 'matter out of place' (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2016, March). Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'betwixt and between', and 'matter out of place'. Presented at ESRC Seminar Series: Social Experiences of Breastfeeding: Building Bridges between Research and Policy, Cardiff University, Wales, UK

The embodied experience of breastfeeding can cause women to feel as if they are neither one thing nor another. This paper will consider the issue of long-term breastfeeding, using liminality to think about the experiences of a group of women who brea... Read More about Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'betwixt and between', and 'matter out of place'.

Environmental change to reduce child injury in low and middle income countries: A systematic review (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Bhatta, S., Deave, T., & Mytton, J. (2015, December). Environmental change to reduce child injury in low and middle income countries: A systematic review. Poster presented at Centre for Health and Clinical Research Annual Conference, 2015, Bristol, UK

Background: Injuries sustained in the home are a significant contributor to the burden of death and disabilities among young children especially those living in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). The objective of this review was to identify and... Read More about Environmental change to reduce child injury in low and middle income countries: A systematic review.

“We all keep schtum”: The experiences and coping styles of men with RA (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Flurey, C., Hewlett, S., White, A., Rodham, K., Noddings, R., & Kirwan, J. (2015, November). “We all keep schtum”: The experiences and coping styles of men with RA. Presented at ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015, San Francisco

“We all keep schtum”: The experiences and coping styles of men with RA

Evaluating a methodology for providing individualised feedback on quality of life and its importance in community and primary care, using the WHOQOL-BREF (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Llewellyn, A., & Skevington, S. (2015, October). Evaluating a methodology for providing individualised feedback on quality of life and its importance in community and primary care, using the WHOQOL-BREF. Poster presented at International Society for Quality of Life Research 22nd Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada

AIMS Research suggests that wellbeing is at its lowest when individuals’ quality of life (QoL) dimensions are rated poor and also very important. We aimed to find out how people evaluated guided individualised feedback when a graphical profile of su... Read More about Evaluating a methodology for providing individualised feedback on quality of life and its importance in community and primary care, using the WHOQOL-BREF.

The association between the iciq-luts & the iciq-bladder diary in assessing luts (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Abdelmoteleb, H., Kamel, M., Cotterill, N., & Hashim, H. (2015, October). The association between the iciq-luts & the iciq-bladder diary in assessing luts. Presented at International Continence Society Annual Meeting 2015, Montreal, Canada

The bladder diary (BD) provides an objective non-invasive method of investigating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) while symptom questionnaires, such as the ICIQ-MLUTS (1) and ICIQ-FLUTS (2) for males and females respectively, provide a subjective... Read More about The association between the iciq-luts & the iciq-bladder diary in assessing luts.

Can a PRO be adequate without assessing quality of life? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Cotterill, N., & Tubaro, A. (2015, September). Can a PRO be adequate without assessing quality of life?. Presented at International Consultation on Incontinence - Research Society Annual Meeting 2015, Bristol, UK

A think tank discussion regarding the adequacy of patient reported outcomes when quality of life is excluded.

Clinical grading: A pilot study to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of mentor and student preparation for clinical grading (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Lockyer, L., James, J., Holman, A., Horrocks, S., & Crabtree, T. (2015, September). Clinical grading: A pilot study to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of mentor and student preparation for clinical grading. Paper presented at NET2015, Cambridge, UK

Background Clinical grading is one approach to assuring newly registered nurses have the knowledge and skills to provide safe and competent nursing care; that offers employers the chance to differentiate between newly qualified nurses’ clinical abil... Read More about Clinical grading: A pilot study to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of mentor and student preparation for clinical grading.

Using simulation pedagogy in nursing to enhance learning through assessment (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Berragan, E., Short, H., & Grindrod, E. (2015, September). Using simulation pedagogy in nursing to enhance learning through assessment. Paper presented at NET2015, Cambridge

Engagement with professional practice learning introduced through simulation, which includes peer and formative assessment and builds towards summative assessment in clinical practice, is central to the undergraduate nursing curriculum at UWE and at... Read More about Using simulation pedagogy in nursing to enhance learning through assessment.

Low fidelity interdisciplinary ward simulation for patient safety: how feasible and effective is it in undergraduate healthcare training? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Kennedy, J., Berragan, E., & Ellis, A. (2015, June). Low fidelity interdisciplinary ward simulation for patient safety: how feasible and effective is it in undergraduate healthcare training?. Paper presented at ASME 2015 and SESAM 2015, Belfast

It has been shown that UK nursing and medical students feel un-prepared for registered practice and foundation jobs (Whitehead and Holmes, 2011; Goldacre et al., 2010). A key reason for this is lack of experience in prioritisation, difficulties mana... Read More about Low fidelity interdisciplinary ward simulation for patient safety: how feasible and effective is it in undergraduate healthcare training?.

“Men don’t cry”: The experiences and coping styles of men with RA: A Q-methodology study (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Flurey, C., Hewlett, S., White, A., Rodham, K., Noddings, R., & Kirwan, J. (2015, June). “Men don’t cry”: The experiences and coping styles of men with RA: A Q-methodology study. Presented at EULAR 2015, Rome

Background: Research on coping with RA reflects the preponderance of women with the condition (70%). In other long term conditions research suggests men need their own health strategy. Objectives: To explore the experiences and coping styles of me... Read More about “Men don’t cry”: The experiences and coping styles of men with RA: A Q-methodology study.

The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient perceived remission (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Van Tuyl, L., Sadlonova, M., Hewlett, S., Davis, B., Flurey, C., Goel, N., …Boers, M. (2015, June). The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient perceived remission. Poster presented at EULAR 2015, Rome

Background: Guidelines suggest treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should be targeted at remission, in close consultation with the patient. Our recent qualitative study of the patient perspective on remission in RA identified reduction or absence... Read More about The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient perceived remission.

Donating breastmilk in the UK: Regulated and unregulated practices: A review of the (ethical) issues (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2015, June). Donating breastmilk in the UK: Regulated and unregulated practices: A review of the (ethical) issues. Paper presented at Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture International Conference 2015, Grange-over-Sands, UK

Breastmilk is the optimal source of nutrition for babies although there are a range of situations in which breastfeeding is difficult, including prematurity. Human milk is donated in the UK in both regulated and unregulated ways. A network of human... Read More about Donating breastmilk in the UK: Regulated and unregulated practices: A review of the (ethical) issues.